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03502aam a22005058i 4500 001 9C4140AE433B11EF824246BD21ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240716010423 008 230805s2023 cau 000|f eng|d 020 $a 164742481X 020 $a 9781647424817 (pbk.) : 040 $a StDuBDS $b eng $c StDuBDS $e rda $d StDuBDS $d SILO 050 4 $a PR9639.4 072 7 $a GNR $2 ukslc 072 7 $a FA $2 bicssc 072 7 $a FV $2 bicssc 072 7 $a FBA $2 thema 072 7 $a FV $2 thema 072 7 $a FQ $2 thema 072 7 $a FS $2 thema 072 7 $a FU $2 thema 072 7 $a FXB $2 thema 072 7 $a 5JA $2 thema 082 04 $a 823.92 $2 23 100 1 $a Wright, J. A., $e author. 245 10 $a Eat and get gas : $b a novel / $c J.A. Wright. 264 1 $a Berkeley : $b She Writes Press, $c 2023. 300 $a 256 pages ; 366 $b 20230606 $c Not yet available 520 8 $a When Evan's older brother gets drafted to Vietnam, her mother takes him to Canada, leaving Evan and her younger, special needs brother with their army-officer father - who, unwilling to shoulder the burden of caring for his own kids, takes them to Eat and Get Gas, their grandmother's roadside cafe and home. $b Thirteen-year-old Evan Hanson is always the last in her family to know what's going on-at least, that's how it feels. Her father, Gene, who's been meaner since he began serving in Vietnam, isn't around much, and she likes it better that way. But then her brother, Adam, gets drafted and her anti-war mother, Endura, takes him across the border to Canada, leaving Evan alone with Gene and her younger, special needs brother, Teddy. When he realizes Endura isn't returning, Gene takes Evan and Teddy to Eat and Get Gas, his mother's caf and gas station in Hoquiam, Washington. There, as well as her no-nonsense but loving grandma, Evan encounters Aunt Vivian, a teasing but caring know-it-all; Uncle Frankie, injured in Vietnam and suffering from PTSD; Paco, the draft dodger Frankie is hiding; Hal and Hubert, the strange but gentle next-door neighbors who play the piano like virtuosos and help out when they're needed; and Louanne, Frankie's reserved, sensitive sister. She is drawn in particular to Louanne, who was disfigured by a car accident that killed the rest of her and Frankie's family. At Eat and Get Gas, Evan finds a new freedom, and she starts to carve out a place for herself by helping in the caf and sorting mail for Uncle Frankie, who runs a postal route in addition to running the gas station. She eventually, too, learns some of the family secrets she's been kept in the dark about-and comes to understand that her mother isn't coming back any time soon. Then, after reading a letter that wasn't meant for her, Evan discovers the biggest secret of all. 650 7 $a FICTION / Coming of Age $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a FIC045000 $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a FICTION / Family Life / General $2 bisacsh 650 0 $a Vietnam War, 1961-1975 $z United States $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Historical fiction $2 ukslc 655 7 $a Historical fiction $2 thema 655 7 $a Modern & contemporary fiction $2 thema 655 7 $a Contemporary lifestyle fiction $2 thema 655 7 $a Family life fiction $2 thema 655 7 $a Humorous fiction $2 thema 655 7 $a Narrative theme: Coming of age $2 thema 655 7 $a Intended specifically for women and/or girls $2 thema 941 $a 1 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240716063040.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9C4140AE433B11EF824246BD21ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search